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New Electronic Staff/Student Directory Coming Soon
If you're looking for the very latest campus address information for UO staff and students, try using the new online directory. The directory will soon be available from the Directory link on the UO home page at http://www.uoregon.edu (see "Check Out the New UO Home Page!" on page 13).
The new directory is the work of the Computing Center's Auxiliary Services programming staff, who developed it in collaboration with the Telecommunications Department. Unlike the old directory, which relied on periodic updates to stay current, the new directory pulls up-to-date information directly from the university's BANNER database. This ensures that the information is the most current possible, as any corrections and modifications to BANNER data will be instantly reflected in the directory.
The table below outlines some of the basic differences between the old and new directories. If you have further questions about the new BANNER-linked directory, contact Susan Hilton (hilton@oregon).
| Feature | Old Directory | New Directory |
| Who's listed? | Most computer account holders on campus, plus anyone listed in periodic data dumps from BANNER and participating departmental systems | Those who are in BANNER, plus departmental entries |
| Which email addresses are shown? | All the user's UO computer account email addresses on campus. No additional external email addresses. | The user's preferred email address as it is stroed in BANNER. Can include external email addresses. |
| Home address/phone | No | Yes (for students) unless directory restricted |
| Link to user web page | Yes | No |
| Search capability | Can search for any text | Searches name fields only |
| Wildcards searching | Yes |
No (stemming only) |
| Job Title | Yes | No |
| Clickable "Mail to:" links | Yes |
No |
| Anti-spam address harvesting technology | Yes | Yes |
| Time to search for an unusual last name | Fraction of a second | About a second |
| Time to search for a common last name | Fraction of a second | Several minutes |